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Voters cast their ballots at Town Hall in Kennebunk, Maine. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Ranked choice voting: Maine's new normal

David Daley

Maine voters offer real hope for democracy — and it's got nothing to do with Graham Platner

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and singer Chris Cornell (Paul Rovere/Getty Images)

The Soundgarden memoir that fans needed

Caryn Rose

Rich with perspective, the band's lead guitarist revisits Seattle's music scene and the loss of Chris Cornell

Brine, brine, brine (Ashlie Stevens )

Summer has another flavor

Ashlie D. Stevens

Read this before you pour it down the drain

A U.S. soldier holds the flag ahead of a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan,  April 29, 2017. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

US spends billions on war, and can't win

Tom Engelhardt

The greatest military power in history hasn't managed to win a war since 1945. Doesn't that tell us something?

French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2026. (Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images)

Leave it to Pete Hegseth to ruin D-Day

Heather Digby Parton

The French are still grateful for America’s 1944 sacrifice. Hegseth’s loathsome tirade may have changed that

William Pulte on February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Pulte's ties to secretive Christian org

Jonathan Larsen

The new acting national intelligence director’s grandfather was close with Fellowship Foundation leader Doug Coe

Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 05, 2026. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Here's why California results take time

Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat - Votebeat

Trump and GOP criticize the long wait, but an onslaught of late mail ballots takes time

"Backrooms" (A24/Asterios Moutsokapas)

Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale

Keith A. Spencer

Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens

Patton Oswalt (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Patton Oswalt hates slop bowls, too

Joy Saha

“We’ve got to stop the bowls. Please stop the bowls," the actor and comedian desperately told Delish

From left, state Rep. Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer during a GOP gubernatorial debate at the Cable Center in Denver, June 2, 2026. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Even purple Colorado's GOP has gone nuts

Amanda Marcotte

The lead in the GOP governor’s primary claims he’s an expert at “Cajun Karate” — the other two aren’t much better

(Mark Ralston/Getty Images)

People really are leaving MAGA

Rich Logis

I was addicted to Trump’s elixir of rage and fear for years. It’s finally losing its power over others

Dollar bills floating out of a voting booth (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Anti-abortion groups target Republicans

Cassandra Jaramillo - ProPublica

Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead

President Trump's interview with NBC's Kristen Welker gets heated as she pushes back on fact-checking, and he walks out early. (Adam Bettcher / NBC)

Trump attacks NBC, ends interview

CK Smith

After repeated fact-checks and challenges, Trump turned his frustration and anger on NBC and Kristen Welker

Sesame Street's resident "Superheroes" visit NYC landmarks, as part of their lifelong support of their city. This picture of Abby Cadabby, Grover, Zoe, Elmo and Telly (left to right) is from Top of the Rock in 2013. (Eugene Gologursky / Getty Image)

Trump, Mamdani, Elmo and the NBA finals

CK Smith

A president, a mayor and a muppet have little in common — except New York's growing NBA Finals obsession

Earth, Wind & Fire. (Photograph by Jeffrey Mayer/HBO)

Earth, Wind & Fire's music is universal

Melanie McFarland

Questlove’s new documentary explores the spiritual magic that makes one of pop's biggest bands among its greatest

All you need is lentils and rice (subodhsathe / Getty Images )

All you need is rice and lentils

Joy Saha

A recipe for homemade khichuri is guaranteed to become your favorite go-to, budget-friendly weeknight meal

Ryan O'Connell (Ryan McGinley)

Ryan O’Connell is inspiration porn

Andi Zeisler

The queer, disabled writer talks family shame, TV fame and what the internet has done for – and to – vulnerability

Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Iran is “Trump’s Vietnam”

Heather Digby Parton

We’ve barely begun to feel the economic effects of Trump’s misbegotten war. This fall could get rough

Customs and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino in Minneapolis, Jan. 21, 2026. (Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Greg Bovino goes full fash: What a shock

Andrew O'Hehir

Trump's former chief goon was the star attraction at European conference of ethnic-cleansing superfans

Rep. Al Green (L) and Rep. Christian Menefee (R) (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Texas Dem's win backed by crypto bros

Stephen Simpson - The Texas Tribune

Christian Menefee, 38, unseated Al Green, 78, after Texas Republicans combined their districts into one

Trump is a "terminally online" president. His Truth Social tirades continue with new AI videos, memes and images. (MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images)

Lions, Camels and Trump! Oh my, AI!

CK Smith

The surreal video by a Trump-backed candidate adds to a growing archive of idealized AI imagery of "America's hero"

A soldier reads Holy Scripture in a field. The military is consolidating faiths to streamline its chaplaincy services. (Wirestock / Getty Images)

Military now recognizes just 31 faiths

CK Smith

In an effort to streamline operations, military faith recognitions went from 200+ to 31, mostly Christian beliefs

A husband, wife and their two children celebrate their local Pride Parade, despite many states counterprogramming local Pride events with what they deem as more "family" oriented celebrations. (Paul Weaver / Getty Images)

June is now "Nuclear Family Month"

CK Smith

Republican state officials recast June as just for traditional families, challenging local Pride Month celebrations

Dancing to summer tunes (Getty)

What our DJs are spinning this summer

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Amanda Marcotte, Russell Payne

3 playlists to kick off all your parties

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